Dinner table on ships



1,624,437 1. SAVIO DINNER TABLE ON SHIPS April 12, 1927.

Filed April 1925 mill/M7 jwuma fo r,

Patented Apr. 12, 1927.

1 UNITED ,sTATEs 1,624,437 PATENT OFFICE..-

IGN-AZIO ;SA VIO, OF .GENOA, ITALY.

DINNER TABLE ON SHIPS.

Application filed April 3, 1925, Serial No. 20,540,.and in Italy February 11, 1925.

This invention relates to dining tables for use on shipboard and provided with means for holding the plates, bottles, glasses and the like when the ship is in a seaway.

' This invention has for its object the provision of an improved table of the class which, while thoroughly efficient as a rolling table, is not provided with movable members which are easily lost, may be very readily put in service and may be readily cleared away when out of service.

A form of execution of this invention is fully described hereafter, though only by way of example, and illustrated in the annexed drawings. in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a portion of a form of the rolling table, for four persons.

Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same through the broken line XX of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation, on enlarged scale, of one of the devices for holding the plates.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of one of the devices for holding the chalices.

Fig. 5 is an elevation on a reduced scale of a dining table of this type when not in use.

A metallic plate 1 stamped with its border folded downwardly and having at its center an opening 2 constitutes the support of the vwhole device.

At the central upper side of this plate 1 is fixed, preferably by welding, a tapered vessel 3 of suitable size and shape to receive a water bottle. Arranged on opposite sides of the vessel 3 are vessels 4. of suitable size and shape to receive ordinary wine bottles. On opposite sides of the said vessels 4 are placed vessels 5 in which the salt and pepper boxes, glasses and the like may be placed. In the opening between the vessels 4 and the vessels 5 are spring holders 6 which are fixed on the plate by riveting. Said spring holders 6 are curved as shown and are'provided at the outer ends each with a cleft to allow the introduction of the stems of the glasses commonly used on board in such a way that, as may be seen in Fig. 4, when the foot of the glass is under the spring of the holder, the glass remains well fixed, although it lmay be readily removed and replaced at wi l.

On the border of the plate 1 arms 7 are fixed, disposed in pairs, each pair being arranged to hold the two plates of a service one above the other. These metallic arms are constructed as shown in Fig. 3, and are each provided at the free end with a plate 8 folded as a double S so as to provide two intervals between its elastic branches, in which intervals the borders of the two superposed plates of a service are shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

The two arms 7 of each pair of plate holders are arranged in slightly converging relation, in order that the plates may be held more firmly during the movements of the ship. Finally the plate 1 is fixed to the board by means of abolt 9 the head of which is contained in the opening 2, said bolt passmg through a hole bored at the center of the table, and being fixed to the same by a nut as shown.

The bottoms of the vessels are preferably lined with cloth in order to avoid the breaking of the bottles by sudden shocks.

In order to prevent any rotatory move ment of the rolling table, between two consecutive pairs of plate-holding arms, to the border of the disc 1 are applied suitable lugs 10 to which can be hooked the corresponding ends of the straps 11 fixed by the other end to the border of the dinner table.

The table is of a neat appearance and of easy construction.

To clear away the rolling table from the fixed dining table, the nut 9 must be unscrewed, the bolt removed, and the whole rolling table then fixed in reverse position under the lower side of the table by means of the bolt 9. The apparatus will always be ready for use without inconvenience, and will be safe from any damage.

While I have herein described a preferred form of my invention, I would have it understood that changes may be made in the form, proportion and construction of the various parts within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a dinner table for ships, a metallic plate fixed to the center of a fixed table by a bolt, the combination of tapered and cylindrical vessels fastened thereto and in which the water, wine and condiment containers may lodge, curved metallic spring latches secured on the metallic plate with their convexity upwards, having a cleft extending to the free end and through which can be filed the stems of the glasses, the foot of which gripped, as

thus remains fixed; pairs of arms secured weirdly, each provided at the outer end with plate and each provided with a, cleft at the a plate engaging clasp. outer end for the reception of the stem of 2. A dinner table for ships comprising a glass and arms secured to the plate, each 10 the combination of a fixed table, a plate deof said arms being provided at the outer end 5 tachably secured on the center thereof and with a plate engaging elas provided with vessels for the reception of In witness whereof I a x my signature. containers, spring latches secured to said IGNAZIO SAVIO. 

